Counsellor Required: Bournemouth, Dorset

WhereToTalk; Bournemouth; Hybrid; GBP 12,000 - 14,000; Part time

Job summary

Portfield School in Bournemouth seeks a part-time Counsellor to support students with a strong background in counselling. The role spans nine hours across two days per week during term time, offering meaningful wellbeing support within a multi-disciplinary team.

The successful candidate will work with autistic learners and those with additional needs, delivering evidence-based counselling and maintaining accurate case records.

Qualifications

• Strong counselling background with 3+ years experience.
• Part-time role; 9 hours across two days a week during term time.
• Experience with autistic students and additional needs preferred.

Responsibilities

• Contributing to the development of the counselling service
• Providing tailored and person centred speech counselling support to students
• Recording accurate case reports
• Promoting expertise and best practice through training, modelling and coaching colleagues
• Participating in self reflective practice and using this guide to continuous development

Skills

Counselling

Job description

Counsellor Required: Bournemouth, Dorset

Counsellor Required: Bournemouth, Dorset

Portfield School

Experience: A strong counselling background, 3+ years experience

Closing Date: 26/08/2026

Our dedicated multi-disciplinary therapy team delivers personalised therapeutic support to every student at Portfield School, using a range of evidence-based approaches to help them thrive.

We are looking for a skilled Counsellor to join our team on a part-time basis, working nine hours across two days a week, during term time. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in expanding and enhancing our therapeutic support, making a meaningful difference to the lives of our students.

This role will offer high-quality, evidence-based counselling that supports students wellbeing, using a Positive Behaviour Model to assess needs and deliver targeted interventions. We feel the best suited candidate will be something with a background working with those that are autistic and have additional needs.

A day in the life of a Counsellor would include:

• Contributing to the development of the counselling service
• Providing tailored and person centred speech counselling support to students
• Recording accurate case reports
• Promoting expertise and best practice through training, modelling and coaching colleagues
• Participating in self reflective practice and using this guide to continuous development